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:NewsForge: Retail Geeks Aren't Geeky Enough
NewsForge: Retail Geeks Aren't Geeky Enough
Jan 20, 2005, 17 :30 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (6237 reads)

(Other stories by Jay Lyman)

"You can find ample and able Linux and open source software support from a range of places, but if my recent check on Linux support by Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, and even Dell is any indication, don't expect to find any support from mainstream retailers.

"Maybe you've seen ads for Best Buy's Geek Squad, technicians who make IT house calls driving logo-emblazoned Volkswagen New Beetles. Neat concept, but how geeky are these geeks? I figured I'd call with a Linux support question and inform them that I had installed the open source operating system on the Windows machine I bought from them..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
How is this even news?  Any computer per ...   what a surprise   
blc
Jan 20, 2005, 18:51:03
 
This was a cute article, but seriously,. ...   Cute article,... but What do you expect?!?   
JaseP
Jan 20, 2005, 19:42:02
 
I'm one of those lucky souls that ge ...   And the support jobs are were?   
Eric Brown
Jan 21, 2005, 01:52:04
 
Depends on who you meet. When I bought m ...   Depends   
rj
Jan 21, 2005, 13:37:36
 
Due to internal ignorance and Microsoft  ...   Re: And the support jobs are were?   
steggy
Jan 21, 2005, 16:22:58
 
> Due to internal ignorance and Microsof ...   Re: Re: And the support jobs are were?   
Eric Brown
Jan 21, 2005, 21:55:05
 
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